Canada has announced its second case of the PED virus, also in Ontario. The U.S. ended 2013 with PED on 2,000 farms and has added another 600 this month. The impact of the virus is pushing summer hog futures contracts close to record highs. ...
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National Beef Packing Company announced today that they will be closing their beef processing facility in Brawley, California in early April. The closure is the result of tight margins due to declining cattle numbers. The plant employs ...
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The early calls for the commodities on Tuesday, January 28, 2014, are predominantly weaker. Corn is seen opening 1-2 cents lower, soybeans 2-4 cents lower, and wheat 4-6 cents higher. In overnight trading, the March corn futures contract ...
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As the harsh winter continues, fears of wheat crop damage is underpinning the CME Group's wheat prices Thursday. At the close, the March corn futures contract settled 2 3/4 cents higher at $4.29. The March soybean futures contract ended 2 ...
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On Thursday, the CME Group's corn, soybean and wheat markets are expected to start higher. The early calls for the commodities on Thursday, January 23, 2014, are higher. Corn is seen opening 2-4 cents higher, soybeans 3-5 cents higher, ...
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On Wednesday, the CME Group's corn, soybean and wheat markets are expected to start mostly higher. The early calls for the commodities on Tuesday, January 22, 2014, are mixed. Corn is seen opening 2-4 cents higher, soybeans 3-5 cents ...
DES MOINES, Iowa (Agriculture.com)--Closing lower Wednesday, the CME Group soybean market is giving back recent gains. Corn and wheat finished mixed. The March corn futures contract closed 1 1/4 cents higher at $4.26. The March soybean ...
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DES MOINES, Iowa --The CME Group soybean market hit hard by improved crop-weather in Argentina finished sharply lower Tuesday. The March corn futures contract settled 1 cents higher at $4.25. The March soybean futures contract closed 36 ...
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On Friday, the CME Group's corn, soybean and wheat markets are expected to start lower. The early calls for the commodities on Friday, January 17, 2014, are weaker. Corn is seen opening 2-4 cents lower, soybeans 6-8 cents lower, and wheat ...
Cattle and beef prices continue to set new records, and not by small margins. This week both slaughter steer prices and beef carcass cutout values blew away last week's record highs. Through Thursday, the 5-area average price for slaughter ...
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Pork exports during November were down 2.9% compared to a year earlier due to almost no pork going to Russia. Pork imports were up 14.3% in November due to more pork from Canada. In November, 22.2% of U.S. pork production was exported. ...
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DES MOINES, Iowa --The CME Group soybean market capped off a three-day rally, while corn and wheat closed lower Wednesday. The March corn futures contract closed 5 3/4 cents lower at $4.25. The March soybean futures contract settled 11 ...
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On Wednesday, the CME Group's corn, soybean, and wheat markets are expected to start mostly weaker. The early calls for the commodities on Wednesday, January 15, 2014, are mostly lower. Corn is seen opening 1 to 2 cents lower, soybeans 1 ...
On Thursday, the CME Group corn market hits a 40-month low, wheat drops to 2-year low. Meanwhile, soybeans close higher. The March corn futures contract ended 5cents lower at $4.12. Earlier, the corn market reached $4.08, the lowest since ...
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On Monday, the CME Group's corn, soybean and wheat markets are expected to start mostly higher. The early calls for the commodities on Monday, January 13, 2014, are mostly higher. Corn is seen opening 1 to 2 cents higher, soybeans 5 to 7 ...
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